A-road
A862 traffic and collisions
The A862 is an A-road of 24.3 miles, in Highland. This page covers its traffic at 12 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 51m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 5,794 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 16,787 A82 to King Brude Road roundabout
- HGV share 2.7% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −2.5% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 16 5 fatal or serious
How busy is the A862?
On an average day in 2025, 5,794 vehicles passed each point on the A862, counting both directions. The busiest section is A82 to King Brude Road roundabout (Highland), with 16,787 a day; the quietest listed is A832 to A835, with 3,291.
Busiest sections, 2025
A82 to King Brude Road roundabout carries 2.9 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| A82 to King Brude Road roundabout Highland · 0.5 mi · HGVs 2.6% | 16,787 |
| A835 to Greenhill St, Dingwall Highland · 1.1 mi · HGVs 2.7% | 12,799 |
| A831 to A832 Highland · 3.6 mi · HGVs 2.4% | 6,504 |
| A834 to Tulloch Avenue Highland · 0.6 mi · HGVs 3.6% | 5,889 |
| Scorguie Rd, Inverness to B9164 Highland · 6.1 mi · HGVs 1.4% | 5,480 |
| A833 to A831 Highland · 1.2 mi · HGVs 2.5% | 5,366 |
| Tulloch Ave, Dingwall to A9 Highland · 3.1 mi · HGVs 5.7% | 5,283 |
| B9164 to A833 Highland · 2.6 mi · HGVs 2.1% | 4,358 |
| A832 to A835 Highland · 4.8 mi · HGVs 3.6% | 3,291 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
In Highland · 24.3 miles
A862 traffic and collisions by section
12 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length.
Sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A82 to King Brude Road roundaboutHighland | 16,787 | fewer than 3 |
| 2 | King Brude Road roundabout to Scorguie RdHighland | 16,115 | 0 |
| 3 | Scorguie Rd, Inverness to B9164Highland | 5,480 | fewer than 3 |
| 4 | B9164 to A833Highland | 4,358 | fewer than 3 |
| 5 | A833 to A831Highland | 5,366 | fewer than 3 |
| 6 | A831 to A832Highland | 6,504 | 3 |
| 7 | At A832Highland | 6,439 | fewer than 3 |
| 8 | A832 to A835Highland | 3,291 | 3 |
| 9 | A835 to Greenhill St, DingwallHighland | 12,799 | 0 |
| 10 | Station Rd, Dingwall to A834Highland | 10,309 | 0 |
| 11 | A834 to Tulloch AvenueHighland | 5,889 | 0 |
| 12 | Tulloch Ave, Dingwall to A9Highland | 5,283 | fewer than 3 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A862 as the first road, placed on the nearest section by their recorded position; rates (per 100 million vehicle miles) are shown for sections of half a mile or more with 10 or more.
A862 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 74.6% of the vehicle miles on the A862. HGVs account for 2.7%, rising to 5.7% on Tulloch Ave, Dingwall to A9.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% |
| 2001 | 3.3% |
| 2002 | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.5% |
| 2005 | 3.6% |
| 2006 | 3.7% |
| 2007 | 3.8% |
| 2008 | 4.3% |
| 2009 | 4.3% |
| 2010 | 4.5% |
| 2011 | 4.5% |
| 2012 | 4.0% |
| 2013 | 3.8% |
| 2014 | 3.8% |
| 2015 | 3.8% |
| 2016 | 3.9% |
| 2017 | 3.9% |
| 2018 | 3.9% |
| 2019 | 3.9% |
| 2020 | 4.4% |
| 2021 | 4.3% |
| 2022 | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.2% |
| 2024 | 2.7% |
| 2025 | 2.7% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A862 traffic trend
Traffic on the A862 came to 51.4 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 2.5% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 1.0% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 9.5% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 47m |
| 2001 | 48m |
| 2002 | 49m |
| 2003 | 50m |
| 2004 | 51m |
| 2005 | 51m |
| 2006 | 52m |
| 2007 | 52m |
| 2008 | 49m |
| 2009 | 49m |
| 2010 | 48m |
| 2011 | 48m |
| 2012 | 49m |
| 2013 | 48m |
| 2014 | 50m |
| 2015 | 51m |
| 2016 | 52m |
| 2017 | 53m |
| 2018 | 53m |
| 2019 | 53m |
| 2020 | 41m |
| 2021 | 45m |
| 2022 | 49m |
| 2023 | 50m |
| 2024 | 51m |
| 2025 | 51m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,289 |
| 2001 | 5,353 |
| 2002 | 5,561 |
| 2003 | 5,668 |
| 2004 | 5,731 |
| 2005 | 5,717 |
| 2006 | 5,898 |
| 2007 | 5,874 |
| 2008 | 5,470 |
| 2009 | 5,517 |
| 2010 | 5,412 |
| 2011 | 5,459 |
| 2012 | 5,474 |
| 2013 | 5,461 |
| 2014 | 5,580 |
| 2015 | 5,738 |
| 2016 | 5,885 |
| 2017 | 5,944 |
| 2018 | 5,924 |
| 2019 | 5,940 |
| 2020 | 4,563 |
| 2021 | 5,030 |
| 2022 | 5,571 |
| 2023 | 5,680 |
| 2024 | 5,734 |
| 2025 | 5,794 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
The chart counts the whole road as it was each year, so new or renumbered stretches move it. The percentage changes compare only count points present in both years. In 2025, 0 of the 12 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A862 collisions
Police recorded 16 collisions with the A862 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 5 of them fatal or serious.
Reported collisions by year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | fewer than 3 |
| 2023 | fewer than 3 | fewer than 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | fewer than 3 |
| 2025 | fewer than 3 | fewer than 3 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 3 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A862 was the second road; they are not in the figures above. Fatal or serious uses DfT’s adjusted serious figures. How we count collisions
Council areas on the A862
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Highland
Roadworks on the A862 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 10 sets of roadworks on the A862 in Scotland, 1 of them under way. 2 close the road, a lane or a slip road. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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A862 From A834 Junction To Mineral Bridge, Dingwall
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A862 From A9t Ardullie Roundabout To Mineral Bridge, Dingwall
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A862 From High Street Conon Bridge To Proby Street Maryburgh
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A862 From B9169 Junction To Main Street Beauly
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A862 From Logieside Access Road To Great North Road Muir Of Ord
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A862 From A833 Balchraggan Junction To C1116 Junction At Cononbank Farm, Beauly
Works in Scotland only, and only where the register records them against the road number. The register publishes one extract a day, so works can start, finish or change after it is taken. Roadworks across Scotland
Source:SRWR Extract of 2026-09-16 Updated
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic counts and vehicle mix | Road traffic statistics (AADF by count point) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2000 to 2025 | 12 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 16 reported collisions | 15 September 2026 |
| Roadworks | Scottish Road Works Register open data Scottish Road Works Commissioner | Extract of 2026-09-16 | 22,074 sets of roadworks recorded in Scotland | 16 September 2026 |
- Annual average daily flow (AADF) is the average number of vehicles passing a point on a typical day of the year, both directions combined.
- Vehicle miles are AADF multiplied by link length and 365, summed over every count point link on the road.
- Sections join count point links between junctions, using the link lines in DfT’s major road database.
- STATS19 covers personal injury collisions reported to the police. Damage-only collisions are not included, and not every injury collision is reported.
- Serious and slight figures are DfT’s adjusted estimates, which allow for police forces moving to injury-based reporting.
- Counts of one or two collisions below Great Britain level are shown as “fewer than 3”.
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